What can I do to stay completely focused while doing anki?

[CuriousMDStudent]

Title sums it up. I gave myself 6-8 hours to study today but after all of it I did a "pure 1 hour" of anki today according to my anki tracker. I used to have an issue with time with cards in that I would spend 20-30 seconds on a card. I improved that aspect by putting a timer on myself but man it gets tough keeping up with the cards and just focusing on reviewing my cards. During the 6-8 hours of studying I got my mom a gift for her birthday, ordered food, talked to a friend, checked email.. I was wondering if anyone has tips on how I can jsut lock into my anki and not go on my web browser or get distracted.

I know this seems so simple and some people might just say "You should be able to focus". But Idk. I was hoping to see if anyone had any solutions. SDN gave me the idea to use a timer on my anki cards so I thought I'd give this forum a shot to see if anyone has tips on focusing. Thank you

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[M&L]

Try setting up alarm on your phone -start with 5 to 10 min increments. Tell yourself that for those 5 to 10 min you will ONLY do anki . That’s it . Full focus. If you succeed - reward yourself with something . Then keep increasing this time .
Try doing anki on your phone while going for a walk - it will be easier to focus because you won’t have as many things around .
I do anki in my bathtub - same idea, nothing else around .

 

[IMG69]

If possible do them first thing in the morning if not crank up the music and then do them. Otherwise I used to do them while I watch streamers (social streamers rather than gaming ones since you don't need to see what they're doing), literally any background noise or whatever will help you speed through them.

 

[Nugester]

I put stuff on in the background, sometimes music, YouTube sports clips, in particular school recorded lectures. I can focus a lot when I do the last one, for sure.

 

[Hzreio]

So you didn’t really study for 6-8 hrs then…

 

[deleted1079620]

There are blocker add-ones for all the web browsers. Add your social media or whatever you find yourself doing to the “black list” during your study hours.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Shock collar?

 

[stickgirl390]

Use the pomodoro (spelling?) method, and disconnect your computer from the internet while you’re studying. You can sync with anki web when you’re done

 

[Ganon]

Vyvanse